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bangsticks

bangsticks is the plural of bangstick.

Meaning of bangstick

Noun

bangstick (plural bangsticks)

  1. A kind of underwater speargun used primarily against sharks.
    • (Never shoot a shark unless you have to protect yourself in an emergency situation. And, if you are forced to shoot, use a twelve-gauge bangstick if you have one with you.)1972 August 21, Paul Stewart, William Kennedy, “The Best Dives Around Town”, in New York Magazine, volume 5, number 34, New York Media, LLC, →ISSN, page 55
    Synonyms:
    powerhead

Questions about bangsticks

What is bangsticks the plural of?
Bangsticks is the plural of bangstick.

Words near bangsticks in the dictionary

  1. bangsrings
  2. Bangstad syndrome
  3. bangster
  4. bangsters
  5. bangstick
  6. bangsticks
  7. bangstry
  8. bangtail
  9. bangtail muster
  10. bangtail musters
  11. bangtailed

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